Track hanger



Aug. 14, 1923. 11,464,982

H. L. FERRIS TRACK HANGER Filed Feb. a, 1923 1 Hann-r L.frEniars,`-or 'HAnvAin VPatented Aug. 14, 1923; i

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To all whom it may concern.'

itA known that I, HENRY Fnnnrs, a

citizen of theV United States, residing at Harvard, Yin the county or" McHenry `Vand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement 1n Track Hangers, ci

which the followingis a specification. This-.invention relates to track hangers I Vand the like, and is particularly adapted to Aai;

be used forV supportingthe track for hay carriers and the like in barns. The -invention is fully described in the" `following' specification and is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 1s a partial end elevatlon of the barn rafters with the track hanger in place,

with a track suspended therefrom;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged verticalsection on line2ofFig-1;

Fig. 3 is a vvertic-alpseetion on line 3 oi' Fis-.2; Y l Fig.`4 is a partial rearelevation of the rafter andhanger; i

Figf` is a view similar to Fig. 2,' showing a modified form of hanger and track;A

and p Fig. Gis a partial vertical section on line 6 of Fig. 5.

The embodiment shown in Figs. V1 to 4 1 comprises a bracket 10 of a general V-shape, Y

having holes 11 through which nails`12 are driven for securing the bracket to rafters 13. Through the bottom ofV the bracket 1s drilled a horizontal hole 14 which is adapt-v ed to receive the end 15 of a Ahanger rod 16; the Cotter pin 17 passing through the-end 15 serves to retain it in the bracket.

A squared head 18 is formed on the lower end of the rod 16 and is adapted to slide in the central portion 19 of the track 20. This 'trackconsists of two rolled sections,

p secured together by means of rivets 21, each .section having T-shaped tops 22 the angle edges of which partially enclose the space 19 and .form ledges' which rest upon the upper ledge of the head 18. f

In installing these hangers in the barn, two end brackets 10 are nailed to the rafters of the two ends of the barnand aV chalk line is then tightly stretched over the brackets atV the bottom of the V; The other `brackets throughout the lbarn are then' adjusted to;

ter who does it is Anot bothered with havingv Y to work around the track in the cramped space at the roof of the barn, as has heretofore been the case in applying the track hangers now in use.

With the brackets all nailed in place, the rods 15 are assembled by sliding them through the track, and the track is raised 'Y into place, and the rods, one after another,

are slipped through the holes 14 inY .the brackets and secured by means of the Cotter pins.

VAs all of the holes 14 are in alignment, the track can freelyV swing with the load which it supports, so that the vbracket is subject to no undue bending strains from this cause'. i

In Figs. 5 and G is shown a modified form of track, consisting of two angle iron sections 23 secured together by means of rivets 24 and separated a fixed distance by means of suitable separators 25. i In this form the rod 16a has a shoulder 26,

which is a fixed distance from the end 15a, while the lower end of the rod passesbetween the angle iron threaded to receive a nut 27 In assembling this form of track, the rods 16a are placed loosely in the track at intervals, corresponding generally to the sections 23 and is brackets 10. The nuts 27 are then tightened, after the rods havejbeen adjusted lengthwise with the track to suit the individual brackets.

While I have shown and described but a few embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changeathereiore, in the construction andV arrangement may be made, which do not depart from the spirit and scope of my invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to cover all novelty inherent in the invention, as broadly as possible, in view of the prior art.

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What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In combination, a track hanger element adapted to be secured to a building:r member, said bracket having a horizontal hole therein, a depending member having an end extending laterally and adapted to i engage said hole, and a track adjustably secured to said depending member.

2. A track hanger adapted to suspend a track romthe peak of a barn roof com- Y prising a V-shaped bracket adapted to be secured to a building member, said bracket having av horizontal hole at the bottom of the V,` a' rod adapted to Ybe secured toV a track and adjustable longitudinally thereof,

said rod having an end extending at right angles to the body of the rod andadapted to pass through said hole.

3. A track hanger adapted to suspend a track from the peak of/a barn roof comprising a V-shaped bracket adapted to be secured to ya building member, said bracket having a horizontal hole atthe bottom of the V, a rodadapted to be'secured to a track and adjustable longitudinally thereof, said rod-having an end extending. at right angles to the body of the rod and adapted to pass 'Y through said hole, and a Cotter pin for re- Y taining Said end in said bracket.

HENRY L. FERRIS; 

